OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Science Education and Technology is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Effects of a BCI-Based AR Inquiring Tool on Primary Students’ Science Learning: A Quasi-Experimental Field Study	535
An Integrative Review with Word Cloud Analysis of STEM Education	74
Fine-Tuning ChatGPT for Automatic Scoring of Written Scientific Explanations in Chinese	52
A Study of Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) in the Blended Synchronous Science Classroom	35
Involuntary Online Learners: Engaging Online Students Who Preferred F2F Science Classes During the COVID-19 Pandemic	35
Youths’ Investigations of Critical Urban Forestry Through Multimodal Sensemaking	34
The Seeing Science Project: Using Design-Based Research to Develop a Transformative Experience Intervention	33
Feedback Through Digital Application Affordances and Teacher Practice	31
Computational Concepts and their Assessment in Preschool Students: An Empirical Study	29
Understanding Intersections Between GenAI and Pre-Service Teacher Education: What Do We Need to Understand About the Changing Face of Truth in Science Education?	26
Enhancing the Performance of Automated Scoring Model for Kinematic Graph Answers Using Synthetic Graph Images	24
Psychometric Validation of the Robotics Interest Questionnaire (RIQ) Scale with Italian Teachers	23
Using Extended Reality Technology in Traditional and Place-Based Environments to Study Climate Change	23
Integrating Science Concepts Through Poetry: A Study Comparing Online and Face-to-Face Teaching Methods Courses for Pre-Service Elementary Educators	22
The Perceived Complexity of Learning Tasks Influences Students’ Collaborative Interactions in Immersive Virtual Reality	21
Assessing Teachers’ Knowledge of How to Use Computer Programming in Science and Technology Education	21
Modeling Group Discourse with Epistemic Network Analysis: Unpacking Connections, Perspectives, and Individual Contributions	21
The Effects of Engineering Design-Based Instruction On 7th Grade Students’ Nature of Engineering Views	20
Exploring Pre-service Elementary Teachers’ Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Developing and Using Virtual Reality Materials Reflecting Spatial Thinking in Astronomy Class	20
The Relationship Between a Student’s Success in First-Semester General Chemistry and Their Mathematics Fluency, Profile, and Performance on Common Questions	19
Online, Interactive Modules Improve Quantitative Skills in Community College Biology Students	19
Student Primary Teachers’ Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Biotechnology—Are They Prepared to Teach Biotechnological Literacy?	18
Effects of Wearable Hybrid AR/VR Learning Material on High School Students’ Situational Interest, Engagement, and Learning Performance: the Case of a Physics Laboratory Learning Environment	17
The Impact of Team Synchrony on Argument Construction and Science Knowledge Acquisition: Insights from a Science Learning Game	16
Navigating Failure in a Museum-Based Videogame: Convergent and Divergent Mechanisms of Collaboration as Potential Levers for Informal Learning About Climate Change	15

How Do Teachers Collaborate in Informal Professional Learning Activities? An Epistemic Network Analysis	15
Scaffolding Pre-service Science Teachers’ Problem-Solving Strategies in a Methane Gas Detector Task Within an Earthquake-Robotics PD Course	13
Evaluating Digital Literacy of Pre-service Chemistry Teachers: Multidimensional Rasch Analysis	13
Effect of STSE Approach on High School Students' Understanding of Nature of Science	12
A Study on the Effects of Using the 6E Model and a Robot Teaching Assistant on Junior High School Students’ STEM Knowledge, Learning Motivation, and Hands-on Performance	12
Perspectives of the Eye-Tracking Application to Understand Access to Representational Levels in Chemistry	11
Using Reverse Engineering to Enhance Ninth-Grade Students’ Understanding of Thermal Expansion	11
Item Analysis of Math-Up Skills Test (MUST) Questions After an Early Math Intervention: Student Performance in General Chemistry as a Function of Various Arithmetic Categories	11
A Mixed Reality-Based Chemistry Experiment Learning System to Facilitate Chemical Laboratory Safety Education	11
Exploring Personality and Learning Motivation Influences on Students’ Computational Thinking Skills in Introductory Programming Courses	10
“It’s Like I’m Really There”: Using VR Experiences for STEM Career Development	10
Bridging the Gap Between Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment in Science Education Research with Machine Learning — A Case for Pretrained Language Models-Based Clustering	10
Digital Tools in Informal Science Education Sites: A Systematic Literature Review	10
Analyzing the Effective Use of Augmented Reality Glasses in University Physics Laboratory Courses for the Example Topic of Optical Polarization	10
Correction to: Supporting Student System Modelling Practice Through Curriculum and Technology Design	10
Competent but Anxious Smart Greenhouse Makers: Findings from a Physical Computing Project	9
Using the WorldWide Telescope to Develop Science Data Literacy in STEM Undergraduates: A Conceptual Framework and Course Design	9
Pre-Service Science Teachers’ Intention to use Generative Artificial Intelligence in Inquiry-Based Teaching	9
Supporting Three-dimensional Learning on Ecosystems Using an Agent-Based Computer Model	9
The Effect of Smart Classrooms on Project-Based Learning: A Study Based on Video Interaction Analysis	9
Design-Based STEM Activities in Teacher Education and Its Effect on Pre-service Science Teachers’ Design Thinking Skills	9
Effects of an Augmented Reality-Based Chemistry Experiential Application on Student Knowledge Gains, Learning Motivation, and Technology Perception	9
A Study of Students Engaged in Electronic Circuit Wiring in an Undergraduate Course	8
Supporting Elementary Teachers’ Technological, Pedagogical, and Content Knowledge in Computational Thinking Integration	8
Applying Generative Artificial Intelligence to Critiquing Science Assessments	8
A Proposed Case-Based Learning Framework for Fostering Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Creative and Critical Thinking	8
Promoting Self-Efficacy, Mentoring Competencies, and Persistence in STEM: A Case Study Evaluating Racial and Ethnic Minority Women's Learning Experiences in a Virtual STEM Peer Mentor Training	8
Computational Thinking Integration into Science Classrooms: Example of Digestive System	8
The Backyard Weather Science Curriculum: Using a Weather-Observing Network to Support Data-Intensive Issue-Based Atmospheric Inquiry in Middle and High School	8
How Tablet-Student Ratio and External Scripts Affect Knowledge Acquisition and Cognitive Load in Scientific Collaborative Inquiry Learning? A Three-Round Quasi-Experiment	8
What Knowledge Resources Do General Chemistry Students Use to Agree or Disagree with Atomic Level Acid–Base Animations?	8
AI in the Genetics Classroom: A Useful Tool but not a Replacement for Creative Writing	8
Students’ Conceptions of Science Learning Before and After the Pandemic Outbreak: A Drawing Analysis	7
Exploring the Effects and Inquiry Process Behaviors of Fifth-Grade Students Using Predict-Observe-Explain Strategy in Virtual Inquiry Learning	7
Gender Perspectives on Role Models: Insights from STEM Students and Professionals	7
Exploring the Effectiveness and Moderators of Augmented Reality on Science Learning: a Meta-analysis	7
In Search of Assessment Shifts in Embodied Learning Science Research: a Review	7
Exploring the Effect of Augmented Reality on Cognitive Load, Attitude, Spatial Ability, and Stereochemical Perception	7
Asian Students’ Cultural Orientation and Computer Self-Efficacy Significantly Related to Online Inquiry-Based Learning Outcomes on the Go-Lab Platform	7
Pre-service Elementary Teachers’ Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge in Lesson Planning and Post-lesson Reflection Discourses on Science Classes Using Virtual and Augmented Reality Content	7
Combining Natural Language Processing with Epistemic Network Analysis to Investigate Student Knowledge Integration within an AI Dialog	7
Investigating Students’ Engagement in Mobile Technology-Supported Science Learning Through Video-Based Classroom Observation	7
Characterizing Natural Selection Contextual Transfer with Epistemic Network Analysis: A Case for Unplugged Computational Thinking	6
Transforming Issues-Based Science Education with Innovative Technologies	6
Conceptual Understanding of the DNA Molecule Through Model Building at the Initial Learning Stage	6
Correction: Technology Acceptance When Teaching Climate Change	6
Augmenting Microscopes with Smartphones: Relationships Among Academic Emotions and Learning Outcomes in 7th Grade Cell Observation Classes	6
Comparing Optimization Practices Across Engineering Learning Contexts Using Process Data	6